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Placenta Encapsulation - Past Results

ktmcg22ktmcg22 member
in August 2014 Moms

Good morning ladies!!

So here is a little background first. My son is 3 years old and after I had him, I experienced severe post partum anxiety. It was so bad and I hope I never have to experience that again. I went on Zoloft for a while and that seemed to help me. This time I am looking into placenta encapsulation. I found a certified specialist who will do this in my home. Everything would be $300.

My question is, have any of you done this before with past births? Did it help you? Would you do it again? Does this price seem right?

Thanks so much for your help!!

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Re: Placenta Encapsulation - Past Results

  • OAHMOMOAHMOM member

    I did not do it with my son and had severe PPD. I did it with my daughter and the difference was night and day. I had so much more energy and just a better outlook on everything. I am most definitely doing it again. The girl that I have come over charges $185 and that's with a summer special (I think its normally $225).

    My theory was that it was better than being on medication that would prohibit me from breastfeeding (or even a slight transfer rate via breastmilk)....and I thought it was worth a shot - ANYTHING was better than having the PPD I had the first time around.

    I would say go for it. I would call a few in your area (assuming there are a few available) and compare prices. HTH!

    DS: Oliver 12/28/10
    DD: Alice 8/8/12

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  • ktmcg22ktmcg22 member
    Thank you for your response @oalimama!!! Did you notice an increase in your milk production?
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  • kimberlybethhkimberlybethh member
    This thread caught my attention since I'm planning to do it too. I also had horrible PPD and have read that placenta encapsulation helps with mental/physical recovery. I have looked into where I live and it costs between $150 and $200. Great to hear that it worked so well for you! I hope I have similar results :)
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  • OAHMOMOAHMOM member
    @ktmcg22 - sorry for the late response!! I did not notice a big difference in my milk production between DS and DD....but DD REFUSED to latch at 5 days and it was a downhill process from there....so I guess I wasn't really paying too much attention to how much I was producing because she wasn't taking any!

    DS: Oliver 12/28/10
    DD: Alice 8/8/12

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  • noycelanoycela member
    I encapsulated my placenta with DS. He was my first, so I have nothing to compare to, BUT I will say I had zero PPD and no milk supply issues. When I was running low on the pills, I did save some in case I saw a dip in milk production, but then I never needed them (still have a few in my freezer). It's also supposed to boost energy, I never noticed much difference in energy from taking them.

    I'm doing it again this time. I think it's around $250-300 here. Can't remember.
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